Vision Forum was an evangelical Christian organization based in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1998; its president was Doug Phillips, son of

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leader Howard Phillips. Vision Forum Ministries was a

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non-profit organization which was closed by its board of directors in November 2013 after Doug Phillips' confession of marital infidelity and allegations of sexual abuse.Ingersoll, Julie
Doug Phillips' Biblical Patriarchy Scandal Moves to the Courts
Huffington Post 17 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016. The associated commercial operation, called Vision Forum, Inc., continued to operate until January 2014, when it was announced that it too was shutting down operations. Vision Forum advocated for Biblical patriarchy, creationism, homeschooling, Family Integrated Churches, and Quiverfull beliefs.

Events

The organization sponsored the Christian Filmmakers Academy and the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. In 2007, the group organized an alternative celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown, Virginia, founding of Jamestown, Virginia, saying that the official celebration did not give enough emphasis to the Christian perspective of the settlers.

Criticism

Vision Forum was criticized for holding views that were demeaning of women and viewed them as property. Don and Joy Veinot of Midwest Christian Outreach interpreted Vision Forum's statement on "The Tenets of Biblical Patriarchy" to imply that "women really cannot be trusted as decision makers" and "unless a daughter marries, she functionally remains pretty much the of the father until he dies." Similar criticisms were voiced when a lawsuit was filed against Doug Phillips and Vision Forum by a woman who had worked as the Phillips family's nanny. Her suit alleged that Phillips had sexually abused her for years.http://extras.mysanantonio.com/pdf/2014CI05999.pdf Phillips acknowledged an "inappropriate relationship" but denied all charges of sexual abuse, calling them "sensationalist and suggesting that they are motivated by a desire for financial gain."

References

Bibliography

* {{cite book, first1=L. L. (Don) , last1=Veinot , first2=Joy , last2=Veinot , title=Midwest Christian Outreach Journal , url=http://www.midwestoutreach.org/Pdf%20Journals/2007/spring_2007.pdf , date=Spring 2007 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219030311/http://www.midwestoutreach.org/Pdf%20Journals/2007/spring_2007.pdf , archive-date=2009-02-19

External links

Vision Forum Ministries
– non-profit organization Alternative education Christian organizations based in the United States Calvinist organizations established in the 20th century Christian organizations established in 1998 Organizations based in San Antonio Religious organizations disestablished in 2013